Swan Song
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Swan song
is a reference to an ancient belief that the Mute Swan sings before it dies.
Swan Song(s), The Swan Song or Swansong may also refer to:
Albums
Songs
Swan song
"Swan song" is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that the Mute Swan is completely silent during its lifetime until the moment just before death, when it sings one beautiful song...
is a reference to an ancient belief that the Mute Swan sings before it dies.
Swan Song(s), The Swan Song or Swansong may also refer to:
Music
- Swan Song (Schubert) (Schwanengesang), a collection of songs by Franz Schubert
- Schwanengesang (Swan song), a poem by Johann SennJohann SennJohann Chrysostomus Senn was a political lyric poet of the Vormärz.- Life :Johann Senn was the son of the freedom fighter Franz Michael Senn....
, set to music by Franz Schubert, unrelated to the above collection - Swan Song RecordsSwan Song RecordsSwan Song Records was a record label launched by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on 10 May 1974. It was overseen by Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant and was a vehicle for the band to promote its own products as well as sign artists who found it difficult to win contracts with other major labels...
, a record label founded by Led Zeppelin
Albums
- SwansongSwansongSwansong is the final studio album by the British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released on June 10, 1996 in the UK by Earache Records. It is the only album to feature guitarist Carlo Regadas...
, a 1996 album by Carcass - Swan Songs (Epik High album), 2005
- Swan Songs (Hollywood Undead album)Swan Songs (Hollywood Undead album)Swan Songs is the debut album by Hollywood Undead, released through Octone Records. The album was released on September 2, 2008. "Everywhere I Go" was the first single to be released, it was a web single and was available for download only on iTunes...
, 2008 - Swansongs, a 1996 album by Flowing TearsFlowing TearsFlowing Tears is a German gothic metal band. Their original band name was Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers, which they used for their first several releases.-History:The band formed in 1994 under the moniker Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers...
Songs
- "Swan Song", a song by the Bee Gees from IdeaIdea (album)Idea is the Bee Gees' fifth studio album, and their third international release on the ATCO label in the US and Polydor in the UK. Released in August, 1968, the album sold over a million copies worldwide. This album features "Such a Shame", the only Bee Gees song where lead vocals aren't sung by a...
- "Swansong", a song by Josh Woodward from BreadcrumbsBreadcrumbs (album)Breadcrumbs is Josh Woodward's eighth album, released in 2009.- Track listing :# Swansong# 20/20# Border Blaster# Private Hurricane# Under the Stairs# Stars Collide# Grey Snow# Overthrown# Once Tomorrow# The Voices# I'm Not Dreaming...
- "Swan Song", a song by KinKi Kids from J AlbumJ AlbumJ Album is the eleventh studio album released by Japanese duo KinKi Kids on December 9, 2009.-Track list:-Chart performance:J Album debuted at number-one with the sales of around 72,000 copies on the Japanese Oricon daily charts...
- "Swan Song", an unreleased song by Led Zeppelin, recorded by The Firm as "Midnight Moonlight" for their album The FirmThe Firm (album)-Accolades:-Album:-Singles:-Album:-Band:*Paul Rodgers - Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, producer*Jimmy Page - Acoustic and electric guitars, producer*Tony Franklin - Bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer...
- "Swan Song", a song by Unwritten Law from SwanSwan (album)Swan is the sixth studio album by the San Diego-based punk band Unwritten Law. It was released on March 29, 2011 on Suburban Noize Records. It's the band's first album in six years, since 2005's Here's to the Mourning....
- "The Swan Song", a song by Within Temptation from The Silent ForceThe Silent ForceThe Silent Force is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released on November 15, 2004, by GUN Records. This album is the first to feature Ruud Jolie on lead guitar, as well as Martijn Spierenburg on keyboards, after Martijn Westerholt had to leave the band due to...
- "Swan Song (Farewell)", a song by Names Are For TombstonesNames Are For TombstonesNames Are For Tombstones is a Filipino electronic music project started in 1997 by Noel “Nono” Acosta . NAFT evolved as an extension of Nono’s creative writing upon discovery of recording, sampling and sequencing using computers. Prior to starting his solo project, Nono had been in a garage band...
Literature
- Swan Song (novel)Swan Song (novel)Swan Song is a 1987 horror novel by American novelist Robert R. McCammon. It is a work of post-apocalyptic fiction describing the aftermath of a nuclear war that provokes an evolution in humankind.- Plot :...
, a novel by Robert R. McCammon - Swan Song (Stableford novel), a novel in the Hooded Swan series by Brian Stableford
- Swan Songs: The Complete Hooded Swan Collection, an omnibus collecting the Hooded Swan series
- Swan Song, a novel by Edmund CrispinEdmund CrispinEdmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery , an English crime writer and composer.-Life and work:Montgomery was born in Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire...
- Swan Song, a novel by John GalsworthyJohn GalsworthyJohn Galsworthy OM was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter...
- "Swan Song", a short story by Agatha Christie collected in The Listerdale Mystery
Television episodes
- "Swan Song" (Columbo)
- "Swan Song" (Dawson's Creek)
- "Swan Song" (Gilmore Girls)
- "Swan Song" (NCIS)
- "Swan Song" (Supernatural)Swan Song (Supernatural)"Swan Song" is the 104th episode of the CW television series, Supernatural, as well as the 22nd episode and season finale of the show's fifth season. Steve Boyum directed the episode with teleplay written by showrunner Eric Kripke and story written by Eric Gewirtz...
Other media
- Swan Song (film)Swan Song (film)Swan Song is a 1992 short film directed by Kenneth Branagh and adapted for the screen by Hugh Cruttwell from the one act play of the same name by Anton Chekhov...
, a 1992 short film by Kenneth Branagh - Swan Song, a visual novel produced by Flying ShineFlying Shineis a Japanese visual novel studio, best known for creating the acclaimed eroge Cross Channel and Swan Song....
See also
- Labudova pesmaLabudova pesmaLabudova pesma is the eleventh studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1992.-Recording and reception:...
(Swan song), an album by Riblja Čorba